Houston Rockets to retire Yao Ming's jerseyThe NBA's Houston Rockets will retire former center Yao Ming's No. 11 jersey during next year's Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls at the end of January 2017, according to China's Basketball Pioneers newspaper.

China win 13 gold medals on second day of Rio ParalympicsChina won five gold medals in the pool as they extended their lead at the top of the medal standings at the Rio Paralympics on Friday. The Asian nation also secured four gold medals in athletics, two in cycling and one each in shooting and powerlifting to finish the day with 20 gold medals. Britain were second in the standings with 12 gold medals and Ukraine were third with seven.

Chongqing Lifan beats Yanbian 2-1 in CSLBrazilian striker Fernandinho's goal helped Chongqing Lifan beat Yanbian 2-1 at home in the 24th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) on Friday. The visitors missed an excellent opportunity in the 34th minute as Ha Tae-Goon's header hit the post.